hearing aid
Date: 1938-1945
Inventory Number: WJ0499
Classification: Hearing Aid
Subject:
Maker: Western Electric Company (1881 - 1995)
Cultural Region:
Place of Origin:
Dimensions:
hearing aid: 7.5 × 7.5 × 2.5 cm (2 15/16 × 2 15/16 × 1 in.)
box: 4 × 4.5 × 9 cm (1 9/16 × 1 3/4 × 3 9/16 in.)
Description:
The carbon-type hearing aid is circular in shape. The dial volume is in the center. The four-pin connector was linked to a dry battery (missing). An on-off switch is integrated to it. In the small box marked "1943" is a telephone transmitter, on which the hearing aid technology is based. Six patent numbers are indicated on the box, the later dating from 1936. The earpiece of this device is missing.
Signedon instrument: Western Electric
Curatorial RemarksThe other parts shown here are most likely unrelated to the hearing aid. One of these is marked "GR", for General Radio.
For the cultural context of hearing aid devices, see the following website:
http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/did/index.htm
For the cultural context of hearing aid devices, see the following website:
http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/did/index.htm